Helen Lederer and Shazia Mirza (You can be successful, just don't copy me)

03/29/19 • 34 min

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Comedians and authors Helen Lederer and Shazia Mirza go head to head in a war of the words - pitting David Nicholls against Vicktor E Frankel.

They also discuss how comedy has changed for women, the differences of writing prose versus stand-up and the Comedy Women In Print Prize.

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Comedians and authors Helen Lederer and Shazia Mirza go head to head in a war of the words - pitting David Nicholls against Vicktor E Frankel.

They also discuss how comedy has changed for women, the differences of writing prose versus stand-up and the Comedy Women In Print Prize.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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